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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2001
Michael Andrews, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Alton Takeyasu, Playa Del Rey, CA (US);
Eric Ostendorff, Torrance, CA (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A toy figure includes a lower torso and supporting legs together with a supplemental angled support. An upper torso and weapons backpack joined thereto is pivotally supported upon the lower torso and is pivoted in response to activation of a bi-directional motor and gear drive mechanism. The backpack supports a plurality of projectile launchers and simulated machine gun units which are pivotally moveable between a stored or closed configuration and a forwardly directed launch or firing configuration. A second motor operated within the upper torso rotates a plurality of cam which in turn engage various latch mechanisms for release of the spring-driven projectile launchers to fully deploy the weapons in their firing positions and to initiate projectile launch. A pair of infrared sensors within the weapons backpack respond to commands received from a remote controller worn on the user's wrist.